Chicago Bears safety Chris Conte was inactive for the drubbing his team took at the hands of the New Orleans Saints on Monday due to yet another injury that up to this point have plagued his 2014 season.

While every fan of the NFL rejoices the end of one of the shortest, yet ugliest eras in the game’s history, there remains the permanent black cloud of concussions and head trauma looming over the league’s head.

Bob McCown of the Fan590 in Toronto made waves on Friday when he reported he had heard Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby's family was trying to convince him to retire for fear of risking more injury.